9:03 PM,
Oct. 30, 2012

Matt Ferrentino quickly fired up his chainsaw early Tuesday morning to cut up a large uprooted tree on his Trotter Lane property in Poughkeepsie.

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A crack and a thud

Tim Cramer of the Town of Dover stood outside his home on Route 343 Tuesday, staring in disbelief at Sandy's havoc. Around 7:30 p.m. Monday, a large pine fell on three of the family's vehicles, crushing their roofs and smashing out their windows. His Tahoe and his Cavalier were demolished, he said.

"All you heard was the crack and the thud on the cars," he said. "At the same time, this wind picked this fence up and blew it across the road. Then it pushed it back in and it almost hit the house. We were just trying to stay safe inside." ...